Lower Creek Airport (NC27) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMRN), NC27 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lower Creek Airport in Lenoir, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMRN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lower Creek Airport (NC27) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lenoir, NC at a field elevation of 1,195 ft. NC27 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMRN, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHKY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMRN, 9.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMRN 280935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/05 A3035 RMK AO2 T00500048
What changed at KMRN (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NC27
Based on the nearest station (KMRN), NC27 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 1,195 ft). NC27 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHKY, about 13 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 3,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 23 | 3,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
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NC27 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/233,200 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NC27Wind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 100 ft → unlimited.
NC27 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at NC27
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMRN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 52%
- 23
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
NC27 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMRN, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NC27
- City
- Lenoir
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,195 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9446, -81.4901
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMRN
- TAF
- Nearest KHKY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 38m
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Nearby airports
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Lower Creek Airport (NC27)
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